Circumcision
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Is Circumcision Child Mutilation?
Do you have any explanation as to why God required males to have their foreskins cut off at 8 days old (Gen 17:12) as a sign of the covenant? I have tried to rationalize this in my own mind but…
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Is the World Holy?
Did G-d create a holy world and does He want us to keep it holy or make it a holy place by our deeds? Answer: Thanks for the great question. When Hashem created the world he created it with the…
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Abraham’s Circumcision – Why did he wait?
If Abraham kept all the laws of the Torah (as the sages say in the Talmud) and even the one that the Rabbis gave us later why wasn’t he circumcised until 100 years old? Answer: You’re asking a really interesting…
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Moses and His Uncircumcised Son
Why was G-d trying to kill Moses (Exodus 4:24-26) on his return to Egypt with his wife and son? Was it due to him not circumcising his son yet? Answer: Moses was in a bit of a quandary – his…
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Intermarriage, Conversion, and Circumsicion
My partner and I have been seeing each other for two and a half years now, and have recently been talking about marriage. I am Jewish (as are both of my parents), but he has no particular faith (although he…
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Greater Significance of the Sandek
What is the role of the sandek at the bris milah beyond just holding the baby? What spiritual role does he play? Does the honor give him the ability to bestow Blessings? The honor of being sandek places the person…
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Timing the Circumcision
I know by the law it says, we should circumcise on the 8th day, but is it Kosher to do it on a day later than the 8th? The child is healthy, but I’d like to perform the circumcision 2…
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Reason for Circumcision
Why is the rite of circumcision performed on Jewish males? The original reason that is? When one asks ‘why’, there are always a number of different levels of answers that could be given. On the simplest level, the right of…
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Marriage and Circumcision
Is it true that a Jewish woman may not marry a man who did not have a Bris (Circumcision)? It is not proper for a Jewish man to be uncircumcised, and he is supposed to have a Bris as soon…